Ekin Kurtiç is Neubauer Junior Research Fellow at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University.
A firefighter extinguishes a forest fire near the town of Manavgat, Turkey, July 30, 2021. Kaan Soyturk/ReutersImage from the Geleceğe Nefes (Breath for the Future) campaign website during the 2021 wildfires. The text on the left reads “Our life is burnt” (a phrase that actually means “We are hurt”). The text on the right side reads “We will make it green.” The two lines underneath them read “Adopt a plant, and give breath to the future of burnt areas.” Source: https://gelecegenefes.com/